Hooper Battery, Fort Wright

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Hooper Battery was a hilltop earthworks fortification, built for the Defense of Cincinnati during the American Civil War in Northern Kentucky by the Union Army to turn back invading Confederate troops. It was constructed to protect Cincinnati and the Ohio River valley. The battery overlooks the Licking River valley in an advantageous position. ()

Coordinates: 39°3'20"N, 84°31'38"W

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1402 Highland AveFort Wright (South Hills)Fort Wright United States

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Hooper Battery – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: James A. Ramage Civil War Museum, Railway Museum of Greater Cincinnati, St. Augustine Church Complex, GAR Monument in Covington.

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Museum
James A. Ramage Civil War Museum, Fort Wright
1 min walk • The James A. Ramage Civil War Museum sought to tell the untold story of Cincinnati, Ohio, and Northern Kentucky's involvement in the American Civil War.
1.1 miSE
Specialty museum, Museum
Railway Museum of Greater Cincinnati, Covington
30 min walk • The Railway Museum of Greater Cincinnati is a railroad museum in Covington, Kentucky.
1.1 miNE
Church
St. Augustine Church Complex, Covington
28 min walk • St. Augustine Catholic Church Complex is a historic church located at 1839 Euclid Avenue in Covington, Kentucky. The history of the St. Augustine parish began with the immigration of Germans to the Northern Kentucky area in the 1840s, and cresting in the 1890s.
1.4 miNE
Memorial
GAR Monument in Covington, Covington
36 min walk • The Grand Army of the Republic Monument, in the Linden Grove Cemetery of Covington, Kentucky, was built in 1929 by the O. P. Sine of Garfield Post No. 2 of the Grand Army of the Republic, a group comprising the remaining veterans of the Union army.
1.4 miNE
Memorial
Veteran's Monument in Covington, Covington
36 min walk • The Veteran's Monument, also called the War Between the States Veteran's Memorial, in Linden Grove Cemetery of Covington, Kentucky was built in remembrance of both Union and Confederate veterans of the American Civil War.
0.7 miSE
Cemetery
Mother of God Cemetery, Covington
19 min walk • Mother of God Cemetery, Covington, Kentucky was first located at 26th Street & Madison Avenue in 1849 and was moved to its current location at 2701 Latonia Avenue in 1887. The old cemetery was also known as the Buena Vista Cemetery or St Joseph Cemetery. Some of the graves were moved from the old cemetery, while others were not.
1.1 miSE
Neighbourhood
Latonia, Covington
29 min walk • Latonia is a former city, now neighborhood of Covington in Kenton County, Kentucky, United States. Latonia, not to be confused with the neighboring community of Latonia Lakes, is located in the southern part of the city of Covington.
1.2 miNE
Universities and schools
Fifth District School, Covington
31 min walk • The Fifth District School is a 1901 two story, rectangular, unpainted brick structure situated in the Peaselburg neighborhood of Covington, Kentucky, USA. The building comprises 47,308 feet under roof including a 1937 addition measuring 25'x 85'.

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Which popular attractions are close to Hooper Battery?

Nearby attractions include James A. Ramage Civil War Museum, Fort Wright (1 min walk), Mother of God Cemetery, Covington (19 min walk).